[Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks - WAS: Magic Loop

Tue Sep 7 18:21:12 UTC 2010

Lynda:

You & me both.  I am tempted to give this a try, but wonder if first 
knitting a sock in the usual manner might be smart before I'd take the dual 
knitting of a pair on.
I suppose that I should also try and find a simple, plain adult sock pattern 
before attempting it.

Eileen

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From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 9:49 AM
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks - WAS: Magic Loop

> I would love to learn how to do this!
> Lynda Lambert
> River Road Studio, Since 1976
> www.lyndalambert.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 4:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks - WAS: Magic Loop
>
>
>> Okay, but there is a way that lets you knit one sock inside the other. So 
>> when your knitting is complete you pull the second sock out of the inside 
>> of the other sock and I believe this is done with double knitting and it 
>> kind of makes sense because first you knit a stitch or stitches and then 
>> you by-pass/skip others, so it is possible to have both going at the same 
>> time and keep both socks totally seperate from each other without 
>> accidentally knitting/connecting them together. I just am not sure how 
>> its done.  I've seen mention of it on the internet & if you run a search 
>> on double knitting you will find it mentioned.  I thought that magic loop 
>> & double knitting were done at the same time in this process, but here, 
>> you might be correct. I'd need to do a bit more research on socks and 
>> would have to be taught how the two techniques or just one technique is 
>> used in the process.
>>
>> Eileen
>>
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>> From: "slery" <slerythema at insightbb.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 3:42 PM
>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks - WAS: Magic Loop
>>
>>> Have actually had a look into this since I make socks with sock yarn so 
>>> they
>>> can be worn in your shoes. You have to cast-on each sock independently. 
>>> Then
>>> you either use Magic Loop or Two Circulars to knit them. It is not at 
>>> all
>>> like double knitting, there is no knit one stitch and slip one. Socks 
>>> are
>>> always divided into a top and bottom half. Half the stitches are on the 
>>> top
>>> and half on the bottom. Picture your big circular for magic loop you 
>>> start
>>> knitting the bottom half of sock one. Once that has been knitted over to
>>> your right needle, you slide up sock two. Now you knit the bottom half 
>>> of
>>> sock two. Once that is on the right needle you are ready for sock two 
>>> top
>>> half. Now you knit the top half of sock two and when it is on the right
>>> needle you slide up sock one and you knit the top half of it.
>>>
>>> You do have to use two balls of yarn so using ball one knit bottom of 
>>> sock
>>> one, drop the yarn, pick up yarn from ball two, knit bottom of sock two,
>>> knit top of sock two, drop the yarn, pick up ball one yarn, knit the top 
>>> of
>>> sock one.
>>>
>>> I decided that this was more complicated than I wanted so I use two
>>> circulars to knit my socks independently.
>>>
>>> The two socks at once are good for people that use a pattern and also 
>>> for
>>> people that have a problem with second sock syndrome (they get bored on 
>>> the
>>> second sock and don't finish).
>>>
>>> I hope this explanation helped.
>>>
>>> Cindy S.
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> Eileen Scrivani
>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 12:32 PM
>>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks - WAS: Magic Loop
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Annette:
>>>>
>>>> I don't know exactly how it is done, but to knit 2 socks at
>>>> one time, it
>>>> some how uses a combination of both Magic Loop & double
>>>> knitting.  I suspect
>>>> that you would start it by using 2 different/seperate strands
>>>> of yarn at the
>>>> time you cast on (that is what will keep the socks as 2
>>>> separate entities)
>>>> but since I no next to nothing about sock knitting, don't
>>>> know precisely how
>>>> these things are put together to work a pair simultaneously.
>>>>
>>>> Eileen
>>>>
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>>>> From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 10:46 AM
>>>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks - WAS: Magic Loop
>>>>
>>>> > Yes, I too am interested in sock knitting now that I saw
>>>> that you have
>>>> > a pattern that is worked up with normal to thicker yarn on bigger
>>>> > needles. I have no interest in using really thin yarn and tiny
>>>> > needles.  Can you also include a component of the class on
>>>> knitting 2
>>>> > socks simultaneously on the same needles?  I think that
>>>> I've read that
>>>> > is possible.
>>>> >
>>>> > Annette
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>>> > From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>> > [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eileen
>>>> > Scrivani
>>>> > Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:06 AM
>>>> > To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>>> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Magic Loop
>>>> >
>>>> > Yes, please, please  do more on sock knitting.  I'm very
>>>> interested in
>>>> > doing
>>>> > socks even though I don't like wearing them.
>>>> >
>>>> > Eileen
>>>> >
>>>> >
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>>>> > From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>>>> > Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 7:09 AM
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>>>> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Magic Loop
>>>> >
>>>> >> Since I am reading these emails backwards as I received
>>>> them.  I will
>>>> >> set up a date and we will let folks know.  I need to do that sock
>>>> >> class as  I promised folks and I will take a look at the
>>>> calendar for
>>>> > dates.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Joyce  Kane
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